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While the Home Office faces crises from migrant boats to masked protests, civil servants are offered discounted massages to be enjoyed during working hours
The Home Office has been criticised after it emerged that civil servants were offered discounted massages and beauty treatments to be used during working hours, even as the department grapples with rising Channel crossings and unrest linked to masked protests in Dover. A round robin email circulated on Monday from the privately-run 2MS Beauty Clinic,…
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British veterans are being called in for war preparation
British military veterans will take part in a drill next year simulating their mobilisation for war, as part of Government efforts to test national resilience amid growing fears the UK could be drawn into a wider conflict by 2030. The exercise will involve members of the Armed Forces’ strategic reserve, a pool of roughly 95,000…
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AI cancer cures slowed by chip shortage, says UK’s biggest tech boss
Rene Haas, chief executive of Cambridge-based chip designer Arm Holdings, has said artificial intelligence will eventually cure cancer, but that current AI growth is being constrained by a shortage of chips needed to build data centres. Speaking to the BBC’s Big Boss Interview podcast, Haas said modelling how cancer affects DNA markers is currently too…
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Devastated Miami mom about to start chemotherapy checked her dog into a pet sitter SEVEN months ago – and claims they now won’t return her beloved pooch
A Miami mother of five who is preparing to begin chemotherapy for cancer says a dog sitter has refused to return her family’s puppy after keeping the animal for seven months. Hanna Bustos says she left her one-year-old poodle, Lucie, with a boarder she trusted, only for the sitter to insist the arrangement was permanent…
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One in five Britons believe mental health problems are used as an excuse
A survey by the research foundation Wellcome has found that one in five Britons believe mental health problems are sometimes used as an excuse, for example to avoid work. Despite this, the poll suggests the “snowflake” narrative does not reflect majority public opinion, as most respondents took mental health seriously and supported greater access to…
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Rauw Alejandro Shows Full Artistic Evolution During Triumphant Forest Hills Concert
Rauw Alejandro delivered a two-night headlining performance at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens as part of his Red Bull Chapters concert series, with a second date added after the first sold out. The Puerto Rican superstar structured the show as a three-act narrative titled Inspiration, Momentum, and Legacy, using the performance to trace his artistic…
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Data’s Best Star Trek Quote Is Still the Greatest in Sci-Fi History 36 Years Later
A Collider retrospective revisits Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Season 3 episode “The Offspring,” arguing that a line delivered by the android Data remains one of science fiction’s finest quotes 36 years after the episode first aired. The piece explores why Data, played by Brent Spiner, endures as one of the franchise’s most beloved characters,…
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Billy Joel Mourns the Death of the Former Bandmate Who Helped Kickstart His Career and Later Saved His Life
Billy Joel has paid tribute to Jon Small, his longtime friend and collaborator, following news of Small’s death. Joel announced the loss on Instagram on 7 September, sharing photographs of the pair without giving further details, while a podcast dedicated to Joel’s career confirmed Small died on 4 September and would be buried in Great…
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Ministers, palace and pitch: by-election row, royal snub confirmed, Arsenal open title defence
Camden’s succession contest for Starmer’s old seat turns bitter, Buckingham Palace confirms Harry and Meghan stay outside official duties, and a Staffordshire baby’s death sparks four arrests, while Raya lifts Arsenal, Palace face a WSL points row, and Stella Parton condemns “fake AI” tributes to Dolly.
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Flight recorders recovered from ‘devastating’ Amazon cargo plane crash
Investigators have recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from the Amazon-operated cargo plane that crashed on landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing five people and injuring five others. The Boeing 767-300, operated by 21 Air, overshot the runway while arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, striking a cleaning van and…